Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Northwestern
Alex Miller
DL • 6'3" • 300 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Alex Miller shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Player Story
Alex Miller built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Houston, TX wearing No. 95, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Alex Miller's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Alex Miller, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Northwestern. Alex Miller shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 89
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Alex Miller quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · DL
- Career Tackles
- 89
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Northwestern
- Top game
- Stanford
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Stratford · Northwestern
- High school pipeline
- Stratford · 16 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 95 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 41 tackles · DL 66th (top 8%) · Big Ten 94th (top 16%) · National 912th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Northwestern | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 8 | 11 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.7 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northwestern | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 54.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 13 | 21 | 4.5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 54.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Northwestern | 8 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 28.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 11 | 41 | 7.5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 63.3 |
Related Context
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Alex Miller played DL for Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Alex Miller recorded 89 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Northwestern paired 15.5 primary output with 29.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 8.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Northwestern
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
8.8
Usage
1.5
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Illinois State: 0. Nebraska: 1. Michigan State: 1. Ohio State: 0. Purdue: 0. Illinois: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Pittsburgh: 1 by 4.2. Western Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Illinois State: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 0 by 10. Michigan State: 1 by 14.2. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Purdue: 3 by 12.5. Illinois: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
14.2 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/28 | vs Pittsburgh | W 31-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Illinois | W 42-21 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Purdue | W 45-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Ohio State | L 20-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Michigan State | W 54-40 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Nebraska | L 13-24 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Illinois State | L 7-9 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Western Michigan | L 21-22 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Alex Miller story
Alex Miller built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Houston, TX wearing No. 95, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Alex Miller's career was his defensive production: 89 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 9 passes defended across 40 career games in the available record. That gives Alex Miller's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northwestern
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201620172017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Northwestern | 2 | 8.8 | 1.5 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 2 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northwestern | 14.5 | 18.2 | 3.9 | 12.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 14.5 | 18.2 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Northwestern | 5 | 13.6 | 2.9 | -9.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 5 | 13.6 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 15.5 | 29.6 | 9.9 | 10.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Stanford
Week 1 · L 7-17
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Michigan State
Week 4 · L 10-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Ohio State
Week 14 · L 24-45 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Minnesota
Week 12 · W 39-0 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63 takeover score.
#5
@ Illinois
Week 13 · W 42-7 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Northwestern
15.5 primary output · 29.6 efficiency · 9.9 usage
63.3
#2
2017 Postseason · Northwestern
54.2
14.5 primary · 18.2 efficiency · 3.9 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Northwestern
54.2
14.5 primary · 18.2 efficiency · 3.9 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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